On the way back from the launch party, still feeling slightly funky, I stopped in to Pippa and Ian's for their ‘meet Omar day’. They had some of their members round and were keen for me to talk to people about the Banjul Challenge.
I spoke to Omar about his visit to the Edison supported schools which he genuinely enjoyed, being pleasantly surprised by the level of interest and questions that the pupils had for him. Thanks to Jonathon Miller at Edison for organising what sounded like a pretty packed day fro Omar.
I also met Kemo, Pageant’s representative in Gambia and spoke to him for a while about the kind of things that Pageant are doing and he was really keen to show Dave and myself round when we’re in Gambia, we also have his number in case of logistical hiccups at the Senegalese/Gambian Border.
At some point soon we’ll be launching a couple of files containing lists of car related equipment that we are looking to ‘acquire’ before we leave that will be auctioned of with the vehicle and breakdown of our costs and donations.
However as an item that is highly prized in Gambia and is easy to transport.
We’re looking for old mobile phones, those bricks you’ve got sitting in a drawer somewhere ‘just in case’. We want them! Chargers would be good but it’s not essential.
Solar panels are also really high on the wish list, not that anyone is going to have any lying around but a contact would be useful if anyone’s parents relatives or partners etc have any connection with the industry.
One of the Pageant members, a German lady whose name has unfortunately escaped me due almost entirely to a complete lack of sleep Saturday night, has raised the possibility of a GPS unit and possibly satellite phone donation from the company she works for which would be seriously helpful.
Next in the diary is a meeting between Omar myself and Dave and Edison.
Laters
I spoke to Omar about his visit to the Edison supported schools which he genuinely enjoyed, being pleasantly surprised by the level of interest and questions that the pupils had for him. Thanks to Jonathon Miller at Edison for organising what sounded like a pretty packed day fro Omar.
I also met Kemo, Pageant’s representative in Gambia and spoke to him for a while about the kind of things that Pageant are doing and he was really keen to show Dave and myself round when we’re in Gambia, we also have his number in case of logistical hiccups at the Senegalese/Gambian Border.
At some point soon we’ll be launching a couple of files containing lists of car related equipment that we are looking to ‘acquire’ before we leave that will be auctioned of with the vehicle and breakdown of our costs and donations.
However as an item that is highly prized in Gambia and is easy to transport.
We’re looking for old mobile phones, those bricks you’ve got sitting in a drawer somewhere ‘just in case’. We want them! Chargers would be good but it’s not essential.
Solar panels are also really high on the wish list, not that anyone is going to have any lying around but a contact would be useful if anyone’s parents relatives or partners etc have any connection with the industry.
One of the Pageant members, a German lady whose name has unfortunately escaped me due almost entirely to a complete lack of sleep Saturday night, has raised the possibility of a GPS unit and possibly satellite phone donation from the company she works for which would be seriously helpful.
Next in the diary is a meeting between Omar myself and Dave and Edison.
Laters
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